Thursday, November 10, 2011

We took a cozy midweek Wednesday to celebrate November. For our school lesson yesterday we reviewed the Thanksgiving story and celebrated with finger puppets and a special KID FRIENDLY dinner. We shared together the beautiful and strong character qualities of both the Indians and the Pilgrims and focused on why it is so important to have thankful spirits always! ...because a thankful heart is a lucky heart.

I thought of such a super cool idea the other night as I was in bed trying to fall asleep (that's when my mind always thinks of all this homemakerish stuff) ;) I was SO excited to try it! How fun to make Mayflower Ship bread boats to hold a Thanksgiving style meal in! I knew my boys would love it.

As we were kicking off Thanksgiving season and learning about our American history, I whispered to them that they were going to have a turkey dinner and would be eating the Mayflower ship. They spent the rest of the afternoon guessing how that would be possible...

It is very easy to create these bread bowl meals:

1) Buy small loaves of bread from your local bakery. I bought three different varieties: wheat, Italian, and Sourdough.

2) Turn the loaves upside down and cut an oval into the bottom of the loaf. Pull out extra bread.

3) Fill with your favorite classic turkey foods! I used turkey, stuffing, and roasted squash. You could also use whole cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, or mac & cheese.

4) Stick in your prepared sails. I cut cereal boxes into sails and hot glued them onto leftover flag poles from our Veteran's Day parade. You could also customize the sails by writing their names on them.

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SUCH a clever idea! Who wouldn't love a bread boat? And your turkey cups are adorable...congrats on being chosen by Parents! I can see why they picked you! Pretty please say you'll share this post here:

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Oh My! What an awesome idea :) Love the bread bowls, and the turkey cups, and heck I loved it all! Thanks for sharing, and just in time for Turkey Day :) Can't wait to show off this coolness at my family dinner :)Britneywww.jandmseyecandy.blogspot.com

OH my how cute and creative! Those bread bowls look so yummy and they made perfect sailing ships! Very ingenious! Your kids must have loved them. I loved seeing their sweet faces with the finger puppets! You are right- it's always fun to do a simple activity and perhaps repeat something you did as a child with your own!

Those bread boats have got to be one of the most creative things I've ever seen!!! I don't think we're going to have any little kids here this year (the grandkids are getting so big now!), but I will tuck this idea into my brain matter for future use! :-)

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I'm Lisa, I am passionate about the beauty of life. I'm a lover of the seasons and find happiness in all details. Entertaining, parties, and home decor energize me. My husband of 13 years is my ultimate best friend and my 3 boys make my heart smile daily. I love deeply, feel deeply, and live deeply.